tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19215725019845843802024-03-18T12:00:34.335-07:00High Prairie FarmgirlI am a farmgirl living on a 10 acre farm in the Western Oregon Cascades. I like gardening, junkque, horses, creating things as a fabric artist, dutch oven cooking, old kitchen stuff, birding and reading. My 1963 Aloha Trailer is all set for Glamping. She is named Prairie Flower. The Willamette National Forest is all around, with trees, trees, and trees.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2520125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-38602949946915785712024-03-18T12:00:00.000-07:002024-03-18T12:00:00.137-07:00The Roller Coaster<p><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><i>Help Yourself </i></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU8nPTmHqx4gjdppYQffwBO1Cbu4AF6GkxVUARnB13CZbu4TbSC6M6tw9oihyphenhyphennBkU7A-22HjfXCN2yrJaBAo69X-RWCEnBpMO59NCd4WyIWpJt0OY7i79JehBE17AsyDCOrxjvouprXAT9oo0lhqyXPRPgrDrBL5tSVnHlQoDeVfmAYiCrxujTxBPEGH-/s564/simpleselfcare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU8nPTmHqx4gjdppYQffwBO1Cbu4AF6GkxVUARnB13CZbu4TbSC6M6tw9oihyphenhyphennBkU7A-22HjfXCN2yrJaBAo69X-RWCEnBpMO59NCd4WyIWpJt0OY7i79JehBE17AsyDCOrxjvouprXAT9oo0lhqyXPRPgrDrBL5tSVnHlQoDeVfmAYiCrxujTxBPEGH-/w640-h640/simpleselfcare.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #500050; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Start steadying yourself with simple rituals.</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When life feels like an emotional roller coaster, steady yourself with simple rituals. Make the bed. Water the plants. Rinse off your own bowl and spoon. Simplicity attracts calmness and wisdom.</span></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-29141663536087385912024-03-17T12:00:00.000-07:002024-03-17T12:00:00.187-07:00Here's A Toast For Women<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsrM8zkdlVs80wlv0l9KS8scp7bFxn8q_hUvMf7b_CSbcl5iPOV5xt17wMA3rSrzgOam9Iz1xmHP2N7baaiHR9UMb7MtrZwnEfLxY8dDHbcy99oL-xvVoDxm-qZ6758uQniBJrFnrwzNqirM-SNwalXehCDyvzCxvbl8bMp9IS-9ydn0NBgeXN9uf5Qlh/s474/strongwomen5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsrM8zkdlVs80wlv0l9KS8scp7bFxn8q_hUvMf7b_CSbcl5iPOV5xt17wMA3rSrzgOam9Iz1xmHP2N7baaiHR9UMb7MtrZwnEfLxY8dDHbcy99oL-xvVoDxm-qZ6758uQniBJrFnrwzNqirM-SNwalXehCDyvzCxvbl8bMp9IS-9ydn0NBgeXN9uf5Qlh/w640-h640/strongwomen5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-60141967988853094722024-03-15T19:32:00.000-07:002024-03-15T19:38:48.410-07:00Are We Having Fun???<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCtS-WmtJo6iuo2tMhaLE2XjH6F_3dhuQHey1f4rKyv6WCaUYbf0jd_wp7HRrqk04cmJwxnUEcMXzWUWxjFtalGYq5Sl232VL3Spt5wjtTcNb5oFRsMV3GicsUr4ClJd_iqrsSS8ZJOTgWaISeBJv0rEsn9xp6eYngkrh-_pSrOVypRQ8ct8PRgfCMP3F/s431/womandrivingcar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="431" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCtS-WmtJo6iuo2tMhaLE2XjH6F_3dhuQHey1f4rKyv6WCaUYbf0jd_wp7HRrqk04cmJwxnUEcMXzWUWxjFtalGYq5Sl232VL3Spt5wjtTcNb5oFRsMV3GicsUr4ClJd_iqrsSS8ZJOTgWaISeBJv0rEsn9xp6eYngkrh-_pSrOVypRQ8ct8PRgfCMP3F/w400-h350/womandrivingcar.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Hell NO!!!</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Simply, to say the truth! Today, I had to take the old man to urology specialist for an appointment regarding a problem he is experiencing. I waited in the car for 2 1/2 hours during his appointment. Have you ever? Done that?</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The doctor thinks that is something wrong with his kidneys, possibly very serious. Next appointment is in 6 weeks, CT scan and doctor appointment on the same day.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some more experiences, Two days ago he had a primary care dr appt. Well, he saw a PA. They did a BP test, done by an idiot....and the PA decided to put him on another additional BP medication. I was very skeptical about this situation. I had a feeling that this could not be right. I trust my intuition, even if the old man rejects it. Intuition is a strong belief that I listen to.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So...off to the pharmacy we go...hi ho hi ho! After another hour long wait, the pharmacist came out to talk to us. He was very upset and serious. Wow, what a big surprise!<b><i> Today's new medicine RX would kill him, it is deadly with an existing RX. </i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Such incompetence is really scary! He won't consider seeing another doctor!</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i>This is a warning to all of you, check it out yourself online to see if it is safe to combine medicines....</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-80435318715688849382024-03-15T14:00:00.000-07:002024-03-15T14:00:00.310-07:00Small Steps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdGjaIvK7jbRKLQS4Qa8LuIFtYNyGsz31G3_2r5VmRkU_jmWJbI1Zp8mCQlMjcNHWX7qrExn9EFgDoCIZQ4lvP2xO1dqz7gIzH1jjZpjgdhlzPv3rTE75oso9QaFQozViobFpXDLPnJO2oUwfaaxgEOheSTQ-_hh3svQuIDkN_2ynIkmV7b1euqtOU7Qn/s1153/steps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdGjaIvK7jbRKLQS4Qa8LuIFtYNyGsz31G3_2r5VmRkU_jmWJbI1Zp8mCQlMjcNHWX7qrExn9EFgDoCIZQ4lvP2xO1dqz7gIzH1jjZpjgdhlzPv3rTE75oso9QaFQozViobFpXDLPnJO2oUwfaaxgEOheSTQ-_hh3svQuIDkN_2ynIkmV7b1euqtOU7Qn/w599-h640/steps.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-72532401588390554972024-03-13T14:00:00.000-07:002024-03-13T14:00:00.129-07:00Powerful Changes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNR_w6qs4tKw8Qaypl-7-EDl66-hVKRZqpozg2KTUJ2eaNRrZxInMqqGLYdKNtsu2G9hR0Hr9LuuIs6OaHWNGEVrySXS1CjWD-N4Bp61_YrZF00preCLcLNo2ySl-XC7gdGDOUbjSARnVruFJSBIzLhkWgo6f5E1lSNRs8rOWIr8QrhY4ArqKohnonXPw/s1350/powerfulchanges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNR_w6qs4tKw8Qaypl-7-EDl66-hVKRZqpozg2KTUJ2eaNRrZxInMqqGLYdKNtsu2G9hR0Hr9LuuIs6OaHWNGEVrySXS1CjWD-N4Bp61_YrZF00preCLcLNo2ySl-XC7gdGDOUbjSARnVruFJSBIzLhkWgo6f5E1lSNRs8rOWIr8QrhY4ArqKohnonXPw/w512-h640/powerfulchanges.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.marcandangel.com/?fbclid=IwAR3a3Y0hGRfnkhtAEaEx_3B_4Q4SJbq5MR8aaRHD3J0vtUK_yf3jXyGs9sQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: #bdbdbd; border-style: none; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://www.marcandangel.com/</a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-19950872796224188202024-03-12T13:00:00.000-07:002024-03-12T13:00:00.315-07:00Upcycle A Toolbox<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuVw7_buwIcBWpah64XXoRes3p9fd1I1XI6gf34wRquYXz9q59fk9vpcLdmg6TPkjfyimcNmYvZZiALTZroiVeDQZV6I6hYNoCV4buHzhwOCdBFkG_5qPoo9mRJ3ov-nlhBJR00mLf1g8cvv7vNU1pMH-V5OMtYWb1SwSAL-gLLhztyVajUSNrZiTaR8D/s562/metaltoolbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="562" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuVw7_buwIcBWpah64XXoRes3p9fd1I1XI6gf34wRquYXz9q59fk9vpcLdmg6TPkjfyimcNmYvZZiALTZroiVeDQZV6I6hYNoCV4buHzhwOCdBFkG_5qPoo9mRJ3ov-nlhBJR00mLf1g8cvv7vNU1pMH-V5OMtYWb1SwSAL-gLLhztyVajUSNrZiTaR8D/w640-h300/metaltoolbox.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thrift Store Find Upcycle</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Last week I purchased a vintage toolbox, it is in very rough shape, and it was super cheap. It is very old and well made USA. This pic is my inspiration to get creative. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mine is also red, however it has bare metal exposed and tons of rust inside. I saw potential and purchased it. My basic idea is to sand most of the rust off. Get it clean, and to spray it with a clear topcoat to seal in the rust and give it some shine.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then to add embellishments, paper, fabric or paint...something I will come up with. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love these old metal toolboxes. I have two in the house, with actual tools in them. There are two in my glamper, great for tools I keep there. There is a larger one in the garden, planted with strawberries.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This one is rather shallow, and I think that it will be for charging cords, and other stuff. Maybe I could use it to store other small things?</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-90108705020554541882024-03-11T12:30:00.000-07:002024-03-11T12:30:00.131-07:00What's Meant To Be<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgbBhyIEAkaLDArLM2vTPvBidHvbN06JBzaS7yfA3jtb5AhbM1fcDPUpnHpwZqp-I37VPorT0EvqjVjiwOLUVyeMfVGoGpEfjt-aGRUnrTP2TP_G8WEdQEJfjP9bu_nNGSajyhJzMkP25oEFK1sZQlDvcD0VlljRVpgn6MCDlqIKR9sfChUelrfSm8WU5/s563/alwaysfindaway.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="563" height="629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUgbBhyIEAkaLDArLM2vTPvBidHvbN06JBzaS7yfA3jtb5AhbM1fcDPUpnHpwZqp-I37VPorT0EvqjVjiwOLUVyeMfVGoGpEfjt-aGRUnrTP2TP_G8WEdQEJfjP9bu_nNGSajyhJzMkP25oEFK1sZQlDvcD0VlljRVpgn6MCDlqIKR9sfChUelrfSm8WU5/w640-h629/alwaysfindaway.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-705515228780802702024-03-10T12:00:00.000-07:002024-03-10T12:00:00.318-07:00She Was Strong<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I think it’s because “you’re so strong…” feels easy to say but sometimes <i><b>the person being strong has no choice but being strong but they are so tired of being strong. </b></i></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For all of you who are in that season of being strong - I see you. I know that it’s tiring being the strong one and sometimes you are strong in a battle you never wanted to be in. Thank you for showing up and giving and loving and being strong. You make a difference.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From me.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">-Rachel </span></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-2162953980448218982024-03-08T12:00:00.000-08:002024-03-08T12:00:00.133-08:00Thrift Store - Shawnee Shakers<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvCawlgJdRtQjKr2FxaIjWO0BtjjOWcAi5lKNUH7dSN-4vF3y-6Zwyo7h0mglWfhhLrT7bpPhxFEkb11kiuDnsEN_krJiZatbh6K-KhY-4N12lVQCWqGVfLY0Z4AqSzDyzmJHhEbZ4tjLU_1uh3wbFoF93zOECB94t0g3DCekvhjO3CUXSZ1E8LnemtdZ8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="1200" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvCawlgJdRtQjKr2FxaIjWO0BtjjOWcAi5lKNUH7dSN-4vF3y-6Zwyo7h0mglWfhhLrT7bpPhxFEkb11kiuDnsEN_krJiZatbh6K-KhY-4N12lVQCWqGVfLY0Z4AqSzDyzmJHhEbZ4tjLU_1uh3wbFoF93zOECB94t0g3DCekvhjO3CUXSZ1E8LnemtdZ8=w400-h349" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Shawnee Salt and Pepper Shakers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBCJUrDALHxqeZtKPNhizUzSmkezEV55LTNS38UMJ1-0oeX7_KDBLOvQW06dOphlpVUWG2rpfw_l8TJSRCezDDyNI3mQol9xeOuNu6VpK4w1xTowv5VMxfSoATquKO0L5hnXP2bA5UVqAOKexItYOK5snecYG2HtA3BKalytWiPYBM3Q5NnOvF3CrHMTFj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="750" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBCJUrDALHxqeZtKPNhizUzSmkezEV55LTNS38UMJ1-0oeX7_KDBLOvQW06dOphlpVUWG2rpfw_l8TJSRCezDDyNI3mQol9xeOuNu6VpK4w1xTowv5VMxfSoATquKO0L5hnXP2bA5UVqAOKexItYOK5snecYG2HtA3BKalytWiPYBM3Q5NnOvF3CrHMTFj=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These shakers were a great find. They still have the original stickers on them. The original cork stoppers are still in them. These were made from about 1937 to 1950.</span><p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-36380866469613753202024-03-07T13:00:00.000-08:002024-03-07T13:00:00.251-08:00I Am Overwhelmed<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnt7QVaw0-YEqu0PJQPSsIPhVwPhMQMCz0r0JuHgEpGt4jFjvJ5qDerRT7Wy46-9BqS-i0Bl8H2DoRXaSLpwHxp0S1Ji94K-fFLSZmTEL7h6tw5_rU7boxOHpZuJqzcqz_M7D55713EFrb6A3ifyc3GJl278F6Lni_-MotvYX4D92_8LcqZ0E0iRgH1QZu/s1080/newzealand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnt7QVaw0-YEqu0PJQPSsIPhVwPhMQMCz0r0JuHgEpGt4jFjvJ5qDerRT7Wy46-9BqS-i0Bl8H2DoRXaSLpwHxp0S1Ji94K-fFLSZmTEL7h6tw5_rU7boxOHpZuJqzcqz_M7D55713EFrb6A3ifyc3GJl278F6Lni_-MotvYX4D92_8LcqZ0E0iRgH1QZu/w640-h640/newzealand.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="background-color: white; 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I'm not going to tell you to be strong right now. I'm going to tell you thank you. Yes, thank you, because when you are in a place of overwhelm you are typically doing SO VERY MUCH and holding up everything and things are hard. And often people will say, "thank goodness you are so strong." </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But what choice do you have other than strength?</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So thank you for being strong when you are at your wits end. Thank you. Thank you for showing up and trying when you don't know what to do next. Thank you for loving your kids when often they are rather unloveable. Thank you for hoping when there doesn't seem to be a break.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thank you for YOU.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yes, you. You right now, with the weight of the world. Thank you. I appreciate you. I see you. I hear you. And I know that it is hard.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now, breathe, just for a second, and listen. Please. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sweet sister, you will make it through. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You will.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The sun will set and the sun will rise and you will make it. You will find your footing, your vision, your voice. Things will change, there will be a day where you will wake up and that heaviness in your heart will be less.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But for right now? I am so proud of you for all you do. Thank you for being you.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I believe in you. You matter.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">~Rachel </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ps. This is my picture taken in New Zealand. For 18 years I had believed would never be able to travel. And then one day I changed my mindset - and I kept on working to change it - it’s not a one time thing, it’s an everyday thing. I started fighting, started hoping, started taking action, and this picture is my proof to myself that action can change one's life. </span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-7179349472740741532024-03-06T12:00:00.000-08:002024-03-06T12:00:00.320-08:00Small Matters<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyMAx_J50whi7luuUwXjWfqAsZy6v0whZN5Folm77VPqHfzKWjxSHdkSgoROBevnJpvxAkiNFAohImeShDREwC7RProAy49PuxiFX9eQ1wY0Nii62hhquzQ0-Z7Yz04zyTsMlh37prYO1otSgxhhdmg2-4Cd_MyCUkpbdf-yOIGRKeJRykBagq_XY99PO/s648/wingsinsideus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyMAx_J50whi7luuUwXjWfqAsZy6v0whZN5Folm77VPqHfzKWjxSHdkSgoROBevnJpvxAkiNFAohImeShDREwC7RProAy49PuxiFX9eQ1wY0Nii62hhquzQ0-Z7Yz04zyTsMlh37prYO1otSgxhhdmg2-4Cd_MyCUkpbdf-yOIGRKeJRykBagq_XY99PO/s16000/wingsinsideus.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-65645380935738642312024-03-02T20:00:00.000-08:002024-03-02T20:00:41.524-08:00I Hate Snow...again<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfslkBzLMhQkHHm50TjYGoyAkWiIXkQh1aFaY6ZjyC5_a1UaYQAEWoXseZFCY1VvZ2pEKcM1akNoaazvOlhN_4_Z4rgYbFS_BOVqG0me-Dsx5PIzcC7YKclPfo9r-g8SdMZrSGnPv_FaMwj1UzuVzvhW6NwYH8EUHh-2WCWQhTE2KJJDVM8Qpj-6jZREuW/s3485/poolsnow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="3485" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfslkBzLMhQkHHm50TjYGoyAkWiIXkQh1aFaY6ZjyC5_a1UaYQAEWoXseZFCY1VvZ2pEKcM1akNoaazvOlhN_4_Z4rgYbFS_BOVqG0me-Dsx5PIzcC7YKclPfo9r-g8SdMZrSGnPv_FaMwj1UzuVzvhW6NwYH8EUHh-2WCWQhTE2KJJDVM8Qpj-6jZREuW/w400-h336/poolsnow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yes, it is a late snowfall! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were a few days of nice weather and I was working</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">on the swimming pool. Cleaning, and getting the pool water</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">corrected with chemicals. It started snowing right after I put</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">the chemicals into the water. It is not perfect, I have been </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">having so such trouble with the water. This all started with the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">wildfire ash that landed in the water for the last 3 summers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The result of wood ash and water is Lye, then add in all the chemicals</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have been using the last 3 summers....a disaster! I gave up</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">last fall...it is a mess. I have spent at least 1K on everything. The</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">water must not be toxic...frogs survive in it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hope that when the 12" deep snow melts that the water will</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">be clear with all the debris in the water, (you can see in the photo)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> the dark areas at the bottom. Then, I can remove that stuff...and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> clean up the bottom of the pool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am not that optimistic, there is usually something more to do, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">never finished.</span></div><br /><p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-83370188362059211432024-02-28T14:29:00.000-08:002024-02-28T14:29:42.469-08:00Answers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0WGaexB25O2zG0m9nJPMyFQylT8KzbuHw4leU4h3FgcmfvPDeAIV8Amyyp8p2JDpvrCC2Lu6aAg8z5zcqsnD3te515a8wLNrwN8MnU-bxPGXYuLQBQtOYMPbVgxnqoCPgWRz-OsiIWaJ1_ayA3IfKpg26qit5L2ingIsQ8rvQZBdsSgYP2H0-2HdUQUb/s640/sickofstuff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0WGaexB25O2zG0m9nJPMyFQylT8KzbuHw4leU4h3FgcmfvPDeAIV8Amyyp8p2JDpvrCC2Lu6aAg8z5zcqsnD3te515a8wLNrwN8MnU-bxPGXYuLQBQtOYMPbVgxnqoCPgWRz-OsiIWaJ1_ayA3IfKpg26qit5L2ingIsQ8rvQZBdsSgYP2H0-2HdUQUb/s16000/sickofstuff.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-43568222794640466102024-02-25T13:00:00.000-08:002024-02-25T13:00:00.139-08:00Uncontrollable Things In Your Life<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8xe2aTH0KMXCG53-lbqs-Cnww_dGrHm4Xrb3uXyqwYf1TZMxqcLqkiBoHGNvP7Kj7sxlXxJbI_yqoMIS_eMahSxLJA-LasEY1Qq06Nk-ex8T895aPKrpd61pyGblGe4Uzsh0alYDOlBsYI3xOxHZ1lfdnuWktAi4LBduw-p7_2b3njB9PZIvNxe59o3S/s588/floatinginwater.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8xe2aTH0KMXCG53-lbqs-Cnww_dGrHm4Xrb3uXyqwYf1TZMxqcLqkiBoHGNvP7Kj7sxlXxJbI_yqoMIS_eMahSxLJA-LasEY1Qq06Nk-ex8T895aPKrpd61pyGblGe4Uzsh0alYDOlBsYI3xOxHZ1lfdnuWktAi4LBduw-p7_2b3njB9PZIvNxe59o3S/s16000/floatinginwater.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><span face=""roboto slab", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;">WRITTEN </span><span class="by" face=""roboto slab", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: lowercase;">by</span><span face=""roboto slab", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span><span class="entry-author" face=""roboto slab", sans-serif" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Person" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">MARC CHERNOFF</span></span><span face=""roboto slab", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;"> </span></p><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; counter-reset: footnotes 0;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: lato, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Practice accepting your present reality, and just floating.</h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Imagine you’re blindfolded and treading water in the center of a large swimming pool, and you’re struggling desperately to grab the edge of the pool that you think is nearby, but really it’s not—it’s far away. Trying to grab that imaginary edge is stressing you out, and tiring you out, as you splash around aimlessly trying to holding on to something that isn’t there.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now imagine you pause, take a deep breath, and realize that there’s nothing nearby to hold on to. Just water around you. You can continue to struggle with grabbing at something that doesn’t exist… or you can accept that there’s only water around you, and relax, and float.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Truth be told, <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">inner peace begins the moment you take a new breath and choose not to allow an uncontrollable event to dominate you in the present.</span> You are not what happened to you. You are what you choose to become in this moment. Let go, breathe, and begin again. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">**********************************************************</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have been living with several years dominated by uncontrollable events in life. It can be overwhelming with destruction of the life, you always thought would be yours.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In fact, you may think that it might kill you with the stress, and the personal grief for your life. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These events happened to the old man. I think that I am looking at something coming soon, with his health....and it's bad. My intuition is at high alert right now.</span></p></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-77140196343731028542024-02-21T13:00:00.000-08:002024-02-21T13:00:00.242-08:00Not A Cabin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_5Q8k7jj8XJkiPPvYinSfN9uo3blxw61cQGfRFy5fQ5CzFWgkDreby1_GXcV5qA1RqYqLJ44UGgM0Q6K8XZ-JQ2ZPNT3pcEj1q9OlsIAOnmGXKne6QYiyI4Ud4AuD3QNCNL5q-cycU8UyxlDpj8OGOnDiPys9FwB-vJNg49lHGi86UU3lbhyphenhyphenM2DjUnYb/s735/notacabin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="735" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_5Q8k7jj8XJkiPPvYinSfN9uo3blxw61cQGfRFy5fQ5CzFWgkDreby1_GXcV5qA1RqYqLJ44UGgM0Q6K8XZ-JQ2ZPNT3pcEj1q9OlsIAOnmGXKne6QYiyI4Ud4AuD3QNCNL5q-cycU8UyxlDpj8OGOnDiPys9FwB-vJNg49lHGi86UU3lbhyphenhyphenM2DjUnYb/w640-h489/notacabin.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have always dreamed of owning a cabin somewhere. Now I am envisioning a little place, where I could have a private camping site. A shelter, a fire ring, an area to park a travel trailer. An investment for me, and maybe eventually build a small cabin/house. Looking for land.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwDyLxLd9Uud3ED5NnKGl_0GlS41Vrcs1tfkX0P6L0gsztc0-h4SrAqGyO5JEYf7jA2R6Zyx6MgQAkbPrQ34i2zJqMA7ttrRVD1BrVKi5r41Lrj7wdY9w3TCAdjHI5n7PkgyjititxEy7GzlriBSCUkaVDvtfOoiaHCei_e9Ft3Jieh06aCxKfWkJIv9k/s687/cabiinbed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwDyLxLd9Uud3ED5NnKGl_0GlS41Vrcs1tfkX0P6L0gsztc0-h4SrAqGyO5JEYf7jA2R6Zyx6MgQAkbPrQ34i2zJqMA7ttrRVD1BrVKi5r41Lrj7wdY9w3TCAdjHI5n7PkgyjititxEy7GzlriBSCUkaVDvtfOoiaHCei_e9Ft3Jieh06aCxKfWkJIv9k/s16000/cabiinbed.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-53057459121516469642024-02-19T12:00:00.000-08:002024-02-19T12:00:00.154-08:00Remember Your Truth<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dGCfB3TOCSB0FnMdUk997dhicfC83fxrIfQweQhv8xBRUd4tn70HOlT8bJNtClOZUPjGMav0wb_vOFl6CumaihBC7yyAv9-OYGzOfR5lUAMzOI-4s31GWwE62ososUeHdzFAgTJP01z8XGzA7dFqVzUTBetZ0eas9IkFwKYfoEFc0Xjs81it8ouldrGk/s511/truthwishes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dGCfB3TOCSB0FnMdUk997dhicfC83fxrIfQweQhv8xBRUd4tn70HOlT8bJNtClOZUPjGMav0wb_vOFl6CumaihBC7yyAv9-OYGzOfR5lUAMzOI-4s31GWwE62ososUeHdzFAgTJP01z8XGzA7dFqVzUTBetZ0eas9IkFwKYfoEFc0Xjs81it8ouldrGk/w594-h640/truthwishes.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojyxPyh1VGHiM8oj3BjE2bWAqQLxRO9wps9HQefcgVVG-1ZKTU-QuFT0Bcy6Y-hqFFlVDiT9IdBFE9-Y3eBXoNxMELDmwpj6GJDSTJ3J1oVhPEb5gQW8_vEHDMekPKSl0K3GVpcWjE0aHBaGuPBgB7ZPklYkBhyphenhyphenWV-EjkWRskqOp222nFb_vyjxbebNp0/s960/truth5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="866" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojyxPyh1VGHiM8oj3BjE2bWAqQLxRO9wps9HQefcgVVG-1ZKTU-QuFT0Bcy6Y-hqFFlVDiT9IdBFE9-Y3eBXoNxMELDmwpj6GJDSTJ3J1oVhPEb5gQW8_vEHDMekPKSl0K3GVpcWjE0aHBaGuPBgB7ZPklYkBhyphenhyphenWV-EjkWRskqOp222nFb_vyjxbebNp0/w578-h640/truth5.jpg" width="578" /></a></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-77424272766616317072024-02-17T11:00:00.000-08:002024-02-17T11:00:00.136-08:00Boomers vs "woke"<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mLQjcNz5lY7HaF-3yjKPIV0AovB4FCK_YVXIUtH7AWitos39lw1T6THm-5iOa4fszHhFaQlb20vYDLSywO_mIwqe9sZxJ56COns8fqXv-dJkkMVveM4OxMTB8UCAIwJCIOV_5cbZRJYwO1koE1otefa3yOUGA8-JyfCbponPf7KHsY2YpQkIaxiSDeYw/s435/wokeboomers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mLQjcNz5lY7HaF-3yjKPIV0AovB4FCK_YVXIUtH7AWitos39lw1T6THm-5iOa4fszHhFaQlb20vYDLSywO_mIwqe9sZxJ56COns8fqXv-dJkkMVveM4OxMTB8UCAIwJCIOV_5cbZRJYwO1koE1otefa3yOUGA8-JyfCbponPf7KHsY2YpQkIaxiSDeYw/w640-h640/wokeboomers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>I read this story today, and it is a good way to understand how Boomers look at today's "woke" USA.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, Roboto, sans-serif;">by Tamila McDonald</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "Segoe UI", SegoeUI, Roboto, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Midlevel", sans-serif; font-size: 20px;"><b>14 Reasons Baby Boomers Don't Care About Being "Woke"</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the diverse spectrum of social awareness, Baby Boomers often stand apart from the woke movement that’s more prevalent among younger generations. Here’s an expanded look into why this generation, growing up in a markedly different era, tends to be less concerned with the woke culture.</span></span></p><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">1. Different Cultural Upbringing</span></span></div></div><div class="" style="background-color: white; color: #2b2b2b;"><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Baby Boomers were raised during a time when societal norms largely revolved around traditional values and roles. Their experiences during the formative years were influenced by post-war recovery and economic growth, which shaped a different set of priorities and perspectives compared to the current focus on social justice and equality.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="3" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">2. Disconnection from Modern Social Media</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This generation’s lesser involvement in social media platforms means they are less exposed to the constant flow of woke dialogue and activism that permeates these platforms. They rely more on traditional forms of communication and media, which often do not emphasize woke culture.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="4" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">3. Misunderstanding of the Term</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The term ‘woke’ itself, often used in contemporary and online discourse, might not resonate with many Boomers. This generational gap in understanding contemporary jargon leads to a disconnect or disinterest in the movement.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="5" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">4. Prioritization of Stability Over Change</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Having worked hard to build their lives and careers, Boomers often prioritize maintaining what they have achieved. They might view the upheavals or changes advocated by woke culture as threats to the stability they value and have worked towards.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="7" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">5. Different Life Priorities</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As retirement and health issues become more pressing with age, Boomers are likely to be more focused on these aspects rather than actively engaging in the social or political activism that defines wokeness. Their priorities are more immediate and personal at this stage in life.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="8" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">6. Skepticism Towards Rapid Social Changes</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The speed and nature of social changes advocated by woke culture can be overwhelming or viewed as impractical by many Boomers. They prefer more traditional, gradual approaches to change, shaped by their life experiences.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="9" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">7. Belief in Meritocracy</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The belief that hard work and talent lead to success is deeply ingrained in many Boomers. They may view the woke culture’s emphasis on systemic barriers as a challenge to the concept of meritocracy, which they hold dear.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="11" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">8. Discomfort with Political Correctness</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The emphasis within woke culture on careful language and political correctness can seem restrictive to Boomers. They often value direct communication and may view these norms as an unnecessary constraint on free expression.</span></p><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">9. Reliance on Traditional News Sources</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Boomers’ preference for traditional newspapers and television news over online media means they are less exposed to the woke narratives prevalent on digital platforms. This difference in media consumption shapes their awareness and opinions on social issues.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="13" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">10. View of Wokeness as a Youth Trend</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Many Boomers see wokeness as part of contemporary youth culture, something that doesn’t necessarily apply to or affect their daily lives. They view it as a passing phase, not something with lasting impact or relevance to them.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="15" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">11. Different Definitions of Social Awareness</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The social movements that Boomers participated in or witnessed, like civil rights or anti-war protests, define their understanding of activism and social awareness. They often view these movements as more tangible and impactful compared to what they perceive as the more abstract nature of woke culture.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="16" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">12. Perceived Extremism</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some Boomers view aspects of woke culture as too radical or far removed from their understanding of social activism. This perception of extremism can lead to reluctance in accepting or engaging with woke ideas.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="17" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">13. Legacy and Tradition</span></span></div></div><div class=""><span class="body" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); line-height: 22px;"><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Preserving the legacy and traditions they grew up with and built is often a priority for Boomers. They may see woke culture, with its focus on dismantling certain traditional structures, as a threat to these legacies.</span></p><div class="consumption-page-gridarea_content" style="grid-area: content;"><div class="consumption-page-content-wrapper gallery_content" role="main" style="min-height: 680px; position: relative;"><gallery-content><gallery-slideshow current-slide-index="19" max-visible-thumbnails="6"><div class="metadata-container"><slide-metadata hide-number="" see-more-text="See more"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="slide-title" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 12px; padding: 0px;"><div class="slide-title-data" style="align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; padding: 0px;"><span class="title" style="color: var(--neutral-foreground-rest); font-weight: 600; line-height: 26px;">14. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AXPuCYk8RoD_a2bFuHWg8UdVhaS9ZpSBzS-M6Q6xfZVQ7_IwAiXOPfNcCgPcHr37YPHEhcB3p9sjyRlCTWWgyIx1XELDo8LP8B28ZTTmUv2uLKgfIcwBcXyDjAwgFHzz2M-kCwAulmIm8UG4w7j3YfukCpQIfzzUk6i9J861sAzoaWpPn0KxvX7xhyphenhypheniG/w426-h640/palousefalls3.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Exactly, what is a Bucket List? Hum, is it really like the movie? What do you think?</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I do regret adventures not taken. I wanted to take an outfitter guided trip down The River Of No Return, through Hells Canyon. Raft through white water, feeling water spray over me, experience the excitement, camp along the shore. Meet good folks, eat good meals, sit beside a fire at night, see the sights and animals and make great friends. Really, really, regret.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Why not? I attempted to get a close person to come with me. I was flatly told no. I regret not finding someone else to go with me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Picked myself up, and moved on.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now, for me, it is likely more short term. Maybe it is 6 months or so that I likely can do.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These photos are of Palouse Falls, that are located in Washington State. I drive close by when I visit relatives in Idaho, taking a certain route. It is hard to believe that I never drove the extra 60-70 miles to go there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My family said that the best time of year is May and June. There will green grass, and wildflowers then.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This year 2024, I am going there...yes!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There are 4 more adventures planned, I am excited for April to come...my first adventure is in April. </span></p></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-80717353113756974002024-02-09T19:00:00.000-08:002024-02-09T19:00:00.159-08:00Pendleton National Parks Blankets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRI6YRtEFNJHduts1aDVeMvjYblIMICnfriKqc5bpxqdnWkhYiVUyqdN7yno-EF7haQ8LEK8VkdW7HY_2y5uRlE8DltYReqMaVkxSadAYvvuF_io6t3Z09rimw64qMo8C_MxZXnljgCEiYciK2epp3QqEGjKcIxDAK2x_2zYLyu0aHdjbmkv0ZwIvhDlCq/s564/pendletonNPblankets.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="564" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRI6YRtEFNJHduts1aDVeMvjYblIMICnfriKqc5bpxqdnWkhYiVUyqdN7yno-EF7haQ8LEK8VkdW7HY_2y5uRlE8DltYReqMaVkxSadAYvvuF_io6t3Z09rimw64qMo8C_MxZXnljgCEiYciK2epp3QqEGjKcIxDAK2x_2zYLyu0aHdjbmkv0ZwIvhDlCq/w640-h476/pendletonNPblankets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Crater Lake blanket is the blue blanket on the far right.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My great thrift store find this week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I purchased a Pendleton Crater Lake National Park Blanket, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">at my hometown store. I have been considering </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>f</span>inding an old chair that I can refurnish myself. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I would have a professional upholstery shop </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">make new upholstery using a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pendleton Blanket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here are ideas from Pinterest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsrLg0W0H_DMRv56Zsa6gW6-cVbWnhPXdHBrHy2KYYFDXB320ur6wdzYDOYIJzCMGelhtFuUyjW38SGCF3n7hxT_dRO32fzcin0cQaHe9bUXJ6KrbUvcEBGx2no6NihRZoPnrdfl4YXJiN_8bcffreYQw9VyxXb0rqoTwoFp4KEuvlg9g62PT_wdoN-UT/s355/pendletonchair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnsrLg0W0H_DMRv56Zsa6gW6-cVbWnhPXdHBrHy2KYYFDXB320ur6wdzYDOYIJzCMGelhtFuUyjW38SGCF3n7hxT_dRO32fzcin0cQaHe9bUXJ6KrbUvcEBGx2no6NihRZoPnrdfl4YXJiN_8bcffreYQw9VyxXb0rqoTwoFp4KEuvlg9g62PT_wdoN-UT/w460-h640/pendletonchair.jpg" width="460" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiFZx62yw5AgZsA-HAbkgP1H91ojN4QP8hQs0eSVBWboEECIDCvHUw3vtZ22kIF-S8q4nHPiuYpbArFppC8Ze2nziyR-TYj_Ml2g_w5dV6gQ83eG6FOlPSZn6rOB2Rz832RyH11msoNpfHXc3z6mCTrXWnyjI2rKKrh9J0xIFDc8_gEDrE0myxChfEa8T/s564/pendletoncjair3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="564" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkiFZx62yw5AgZsA-HAbkgP1H91ojN4QP8hQs0eSVBWboEECIDCvHUw3vtZ22kIF-S8q4nHPiuYpbArFppC8Ze2nziyR-TYj_Ml2g_w5dV6gQ83eG6FOlPSZn6rOB2Rz832RyH11msoNpfHXc3z6mCTrXWnyjI2rKKrh9J0xIFDc8_gEDrE0myxChfEa8T/w640-h616/pendletoncjair3.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E6zSa_I-zpWVJkdsRzkEHR_vkTppNqUym6yfkPp0ucYjr23zl7tXMERnFO79et0AcnpRwdzy-FkITABZRgO6p0cigONlKXG5jvzk51nOKvFb1LdkWHkmNCDlZ9xzyEY0zYxAHFRDLojjVKVtm5eprRnd6QIyPIJO89tVPyloNmr_jpf-xKN5ThD2BUu4/s610/pendletonrocker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7E6zSa_I-zpWVJkdsRzkEHR_vkTppNqUym6yfkPp0ucYjr23zl7tXMERnFO79et0AcnpRwdzy-FkITABZRgO6p0cigONlKXG5jvzk51nOKvFb1LdkWHkmNCDlZ9xzyEY0zYxAHFRDLojjVKVtm5eprRnd6QIyPIJO89tVPyloNmr_jpf-xKN5ThD2BUu4/w592-h640/pendletonrocker.jpg" width="592" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My story about this... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The old man crap was doing his best to treat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">me horribly. I had to leave the house for some hours...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>to do a </span><span>reset and calm</span> my angry mind. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There is not much to do, or go, in this small town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So, off to St Vinnies and the Dollar Store were my </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>choices. I walked </span>around both stores about 5 times,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span> or more. I was amazed to find the </span>Pendleton Blanket,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> and even more amazed at the low price. $45.00.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The new queen size are priced about $ 500.00.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was another gal there that really </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span>wanted the blanket, </span>however, she said that the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">price was way too high,and put it back on the rack. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was cashing out, when she told me this...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I guess she didn't </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">know the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">value...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>It was a steal!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have been looking for a used blanket online. The prices were </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">$299.00 for this blanket. I was really shocked! Wow, I was not </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">going to cut one up at that price. My options were to use some </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">of my collection of plaid throws from Pendleton. Maybe use 3 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">or 4 that would work together ( I may still do that.). I</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">actually do have a rare, vintage Pendleton blanket, is has many</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">moth damaged spots. It could be pieced together for this project.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I thought that I might drive several hours to the factory outlet,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> that has seconds for sale. However, I didn't want to drive</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> there right now. The store is a good source. A few years ago,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I purchased a perfect blanket that was 1" short in the length,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">for about 25-30% of the full price. This store is located on the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">main highway and easy to find...if anyone is passing through </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pendleton Oregon, by chance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There is also another Mill End Store, in Portland Oregon. The </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">things that are for sale there, are mostly cut goods, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bits and pieces, from clothing fabric to bits from blankets. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Zippers, buttons, binding, and selvage strips....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and fabric by the yard. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The last time I went there... I purchased a big </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">bag of bits and pieces, blanket binding, and buttons.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-892021393407303372024-02-05T17:59:00.000-08:002024-02-05T17:59:00.321-08:00A Hard Journey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTB7IC5LUMOpEVTuahlBMp0IinJ0S_HtBJzUci8Dl3PqE6ybO8SPfxOut1a5C1sFLNOEu0yBmPVV6-4agwK4i1OWtWQ4UvVee1I3tBTGTs00siQvOHYpy6hrYbFO-uqcywNF9P-SFc_uynfARmqQ0-367QJYOLz2biaeQv0ks3ZqDlgigWmqqAa5lYIlwm/s1401/hardjourney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTB7IC5LUMOpEVTuahlBMp0IinJ0S_HtBJzUci8Dl3PqE6ybO8SPfxOut1a5C1sFLNOEu0yBmPVV6-4agwK4i1OWtWQ4UvVee1I3tBTGTs00siQvOHYpy6hrYbFO-uqcywNF9P-SFc_uynfARmqQ0-367QJYOLz2biaeQv0ks3ZqDlgigWmqqAa5lYIlwm/w494-h640/hardjourney.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-71880661506057604032024-02-03T10:00:00.000-08:002024-02-03T10:00:00.308-08:00Messy-ness and Creativity<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkXoXKFrRTG4jDD-WQJU2WoiS4kmhScXweUvQ1mvLosBE-bL1-nYVRMgi-fQVgwXdfOegFeSAbXD74ALs2vxAohaoRoqatFMp0E3OJzoKehxH9o-q2tSd3ipxDIb_MqwFC0xRSHP8IaX7rfEb31HymP05MZqEHPVgtEtsmtZEREgDA9TRYwbGdpjArCas/s733/creativepeople.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkXoXKFrRTG4jDD-WQJU2WoiS4kmhScXweUvQ1mvLosBE-bL1-nYVRMgi-fQVgwXdfOegFeSAbXD74ALs2vxAohaoRoqatFMp0E3OJzoKehxH9o-q2tSd3ipxDIb_MqwFC0xRSHP8IaX7rfEb31HymP05MZqEHPVgtEtsmtZEREgDA9TRYwbGdpjArCas/w492-h640/creativepeople.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thoughts about Creativity.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What is it that is said about creativity? Creativity is the ability to think about a task or project in a new or different way, or the ability to use the imagination to generate new ideas. Creativity allows you to find interesting ways to approach tasks. You look at things from a unique perspective.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Creativity is the ability to come up with new ideas. Creative people find unique and innovative ways to develop creations.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Creativity is the ability to see new and original ideas.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Creativity involves transforming your ideas, imagination, and dreams into reality.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Creativity is a source of meaning in our lives … most of the things that are interesting, important, and human are the results of creativity… we feel that we are living more fully in life.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVdWjb01lRGChTtgGeDuE7v8rYsun3a79LxloYF4S1i3qZPwUOSQOh8oFejEUE95jHA5lT-O-aGMtHh0akxH89mtx7U_o5GBcYE3xXUs4m1w1n1U82i2iGc2qj08ta795N23L9sOD75DAmVI3m880N7iezCnXQgu3W6zpIedodmNOrFDcdCsYM45sqnCM/s369/creatingbeautifulthings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="295" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVdWjb01lRGChTtgGeDuE7v8rYsun3a79LxloYF4S1i3qZPwUOSQOh8oFejEUE95jHA5lT-O-aGMtHh0akxH89mtx7U_o5GBcYE3xXUs4m1w1n1U82i2iGc2qj08ta795N23L9sOD75DAmVI3m880N7iezCnXQgu3W6zpIedodmNOrFDcdCsYM45sqnCM/w320-h400/creatingbeautifulthings.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My situation -</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have creativity deep inside, and I crave the many projects and ideas in progress. Yes, my messy room is bursting with projects in various states of completion.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My love of reading gets in the way with crafting my ideas/projects.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This month of January has seen me completing many sewing projects, about 6 projects out of 20-30 waiting.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have given up some of my favorite things, due to arthritis in my hands and wrists, and my eyesight has become difficult for small size items. I have difficulty threading a needle, and my sewing machine. I gave up my ukulele, because I no longer can form the chords with my fingers.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="fc-falcon" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"><span style="color: #4a4a4a;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I keep myself busy here at home. Then, there is less opportunity for my situation to upset my peace.</span></span></span></div><br /> <p></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-62432617428174272312024-02-01T19:49:00.000-08:002024-02-01T19:49:59.575-08:00Living Kindly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UX0AlnFLmW_SUApEosUOlfTsF8hpuIre0qNARwMyrCkCA5-YwNzcTmpzG0jViA0LsZMuYZIkAMgSs1rLWZWFWKjJP6YBJGQ66mSm-0Ln3abXlVHHB0Nf-3UYu7Sm9j8n3UPvlry1dwDqL8HV5fG9OJEPZSaM4slU1Q8dkd-eSZggu0QPwV1uL6HzBOIG/s1500/livingkindly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="973" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UX0AlnFLmW_SUApEosUOlfTsF8hpuIre0qNARwMyrCkCA5-YwNzcTmpzG0jViA0LsZMuYZIkAMgSs1rLWZWFWKjJP6YBJGQ66mSm-0Ln3abXlVHHB0Nf-3UYu7Sm9j8n3UPvlry1dwDqL8HV5fG9OJEPZSaM4slU1Q8dkd-eSZggu0QPwV1uL6HzBOIG/w416-h640/livingkindly.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u>A Year of Living Kindly </u>talks about how, despite popular belief, kindness shouldn't be considered a weakness, but rather a strength, and that it is more likely to bring you success in life rather than get you trampled on. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">(a review from Amazon)</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is my next book to read. I am intrigued with this description. I see the opposite behavior around us, and because of this, I wonder about the changes due to the desintegration of appropriate behavior in this world that civilized humanity.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sometimes I think that this is true human behavior, in this case, I regret what humans have become. What is the future? Barbarians?</span></span></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-28767644833577435772024-01-31T11:00:00.000-08:002024-01-31T11:00:00.137-08:00At Crossroads<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0C-xgZh3Oe-kMLnPEx_Pcl0YMYnJ0vCkQM7RyuQOsIzFsxY2woDRcQleoZJjkuN0iGxlNUuYh7X-T1ObVYqneRSTtrWbH6DerGy9GEGGr7uRWsPQcPUoq6lg4OsXM-6DPsjv8XvTk_J78ZJIe3aO0X5DkyG58S4EhVmHpP3CGhbsspIJfkR2xacNr-gs/s711/dirtlane%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0C-xgZh3Oe-kMLnPEx_Pcl0YMYnJ0vCkQM7RyuQOsIzFsxY2woDRcQleoZJjkuN0iGxlNUuYh7X-T1ObVYqneRSTtrWbH6DerGy9GEGGr7uRWsPQcPUoq6lg4OsXM-6DPsjv8XvTk_J78ZJIe3aO0X5DkyG58S4EhVmHpP3CGhbsspIJfkR2xacNr-gs/w426-h640/dirtlane%20(2).jpg" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><header class="entry-header" style="background-color: white; 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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8y5-PEXkaKBP9fsk_ooIjwzhJ3dVpYr_W1bJiD1YBv2-S8y5EdZ_jX75WQ-DMvNjU8YpGzsDSADaalwxnsBJ_NU_6Wym_8ny_bU6Gju1ued1nWSMiL7obG4J7OaZyQpUyPyA6OItdut2zPDImmLR3kpiiXLfh0boSnta8289EXyAtaX0JF8-AxLUHN4t/s637/classsass%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="637" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8y5-PEXkaKBP9fsk_ooIjwzhJ3dVpYr_W1bJiD1YBv2-S8y5EdZ_jX75WQ-DMvNjU8YpGzsDSADaalwxnsBJ_NU_6Wym_8ny_bU6Gju1ued1nWSMiL7obG4J7OaZyQpUyPyA6OItdut2zPDImmLR3kpiiXLfh0boSnta8289EXyAtaX0JF8-AxLUHN4t/w640-h550/classsass%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p class="entry-meta" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: "roboto slab", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: -10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></p><p class="entry-meta" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: -10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It happens to all of us gradually as we live and grow.</span></span></p><p class="entry-meta" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: -10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We discover more about who we are and the way life is, and then we realize there are some changes we need to make. </span></span></p><p class="entry-meta" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: -10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The lifestyle we’ve living in no longer fits. </span></span></p><p class="entry-meta" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: -10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The environments and relationships we had no longer exist, and no longer serve our best interests. </span></span></p><p class="entry-meta" style="box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: -10px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So we find ourselves at a crossroads in life, moving forward.</span></span></p></header></h2><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Benefits of Healthy Coping</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Coping in a healthy way isn’t always an easy thing to do, but it’s always worth your while. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">With practice, healthy coping allows you to find better ways of managing life’s continuous stream of unexpected and uncontrollable circumstances.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A task is harder than you expected it to be — Instead of running from a daunting and overwhelming task, you can accept it and see what it’s like to feel uncomfortable and overwhelmed, and still take action anyway. </span></p></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1921572501984584380.post-9454879018489973502024-01-28T11:13:00.000-08:002024-01-29T19:08:25.491-08:00Crazy Making World<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyH0RRRHH931XF6yMpBlPf7UKJ0ubgOcqyv9tfDViFqyp-csJpfuOpNHV771Hg4EYwJwb6WjVrnEwGtFZV6PipyO3ScroPwqke4M70iOtRGCcFhK7xA0M6V6ZG9uwEGsRveEQKCct4AXMCkEO6T-2mhyViPairWit15Q0iQVhAuD6PTg2uXxq8HiuL64X/s515/crazymakingworld.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyH0RRRHH931XF6yMpBlPf7UKJ0ubgOcqyv9tfDViFqyp-csJpfuOpNHV771Hg4EYwJwb6WjVrnEwGtFZV6PipyO3ScroPwqke4M70iOtRGCcFhK7xA0M6V6ZG9uwEGsRveEQKCct4AXMCkEO6T-2mhyViPairWit15Q0iQVhAuD6PTg2uXxq8HiuL64X/s16000/crazymakingworld.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"We live in a crazy-making world. So much stimulation rushes at us with such unrelenting fury, we are over stimulated most of the time. Things that nourish us - a lingering conversation, a leisurely stroll through the park, time to savor dinner. Honestly, I think most people live their daily lives along a spectrum from slightly rattled to completely fried as their normal state of being." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">author - John Eldredge</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wonder, if you are feeling this way. Things don't make sense, common or otherwise. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Contradictions everywhere, hypocritical, toxic thinking and behaviors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We are being judged if we do not agree. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There are just so many of these ideas/values that we forced on us, all the time. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think that this effort is to brainwash us, and to make us stop using our powerful senses. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">People must be very easy to train, to believe this BS. Hum....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00004530617528473688noreply@blogger.com